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Definition of: sansevieria
(san′sə·vi·ir′ē·ə) noun
Any of a genus (Sansevieria) of erect perennial herbs of the lily family, native in Africa but sometimes grown as an ornamental plant. [<NL, after the Prince of Sanseviero, 1710–71, a Neapolitan savant]
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